Business

In the digital era, so much of your business is done online. We have created a huge library of articles that center around every digital aspect of running your business. From setting and achieving online goals to what goes on the about us page of your website, we have lots of great tips and tricks to help you make your business website work for you. Got a question? Just ask. We’re happy to answer your questions and give you direction.

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Webinar: How to Automate Your Business and Double Its Efficiency

If you follow this blog much, you'll know that I sometimes write about automation. Automation is using technology to perform business processes, which can streamline efficiency and increase productivity. For...
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Prevention of COVID-19 in workspaces

We are extremely fortunate at at Sumy Designs to be able to work from home, but we understand that working from home isn’t an option for some of our clients....
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Accessibility Realities for Websites

Recently I had a client come to me asking about ADA compliance for their website. If you haven't noticed, accessibility is a hot topic in the web design and development...
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Moving your business online during COVID: A case study

I'd like to introduce you to my friends at Dope Yogi. Dope Yogi started as a yoga blog by two yoga teachers who wanted to share their love of yoga...
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A few strategies to help your business survive the recession

This global pandemic is overwhelming and, as small business owners, we understand the importance of protecting your business during this economic recession. This is scary and worrisome time for everyone...
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Impacting Lead Generation

Figuring out how to generate prospective customers who have a bona fide need or want for your products or services isn’t always easy and there are a lot of lead...
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Your Business and Social Distancing

While we're all dealing with the ramifications of Coronavirus, many of our clients are figuring out how to continue to run their businesses while social distancing, if not completely shutting...
Online Scheduling

How to add online scheduling to your business website

It's 2020. If you aren't offering online scheduling, you are missing out on a lot of potential business. It's not that hard and doesn't cost that much, but provides a...
Answer your users questions

Questions your website should answer

When it comes to having a website that is successful, there's so much more to it than just having a website and putting some information on it. There's more to...
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Add a blog to your website in 2020

I know it's a little late for a New Year's Resolution, but instead of a resolution, I want you to consider the benefits to your business if you add a...
Automate Social Sharing

Neat tricks to automate sharing your blog posts

Automation is a little side hobby of mine. I like to create automations that make my life easier. One of the things I automate is sharing my blog posts. I...
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How to write great copy for your website

On almost every website project, the longest part of the process for the business owner is creating the content that will go on the website. You may think you know...
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You (probably) only need one website!

More often than I'd like, I talk to a business owner who it turns out, has more than one website. There are a lot of reasons for this. The most...
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Small Business Website Needs

The small business website is the number one focus of our business at Sumy Designs, and we consider ourselves experts in the field. As someone who has been working with...
Are you ready for a new website?

Are you ready for a website?

So, you're starting a new business venture, hobby, or other new life change and you think you want a website. The question is... are you ready for a new website?...
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Tips for your restaurant website design

I'm writing this blog post not as a person who actually has done much restaurant website design, but as a person who has done a lot of eating at restaurants...
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Web Page Design Best Practices

If your small business is just starting, you may be wondering what the best options are for your web page design. And if you do a Google search, you will...
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Your website is not your business card

If you have a business, you probably have a business card. I have very nice business cards, which is funny because I work remotely and rarely have the opportunity to...
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What every business website needs

The majority of our clients are small business owners, and most of them have never had a website before. This means they really rely on us to help guide them...
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Top Tips for your Business Blog

Write for your target audience, not for yourself The biggest mistake I see in business blogs is that the author of the blog is often times writing without their target...
Business Web Design

Does your business web design need to be updated?

Yes. Sorry, was that too vague? If your website is more than three years old, then it definitely needs refreshed at the very least, but possibly revamped completely. Technology is...